Epson Apex User Manual page 142

EGA
Enhanced Graphics Adapter. A type of high-resolution color
monitor. It can display up to 25 lines of text with 80 characters
on each line. It can also display monochrome or 16-color
graphics at 640 x 350 resolution.
Execution speed
See Operating speed.
Extension
A suffix of up to three characters that can be added to a file
name to better identify it.
File
A group of related pieces of information called records, or
entries, stored together on a disk. Text files consist of words and
sentences. Program files consist of code and are used by comput-
ers to interpret and carry out instructions.
File name
A name of up to eight characters that MS-DOS uses to identify
a file.
Floppy disk
See Diskette.
Format
To prepare a new disk (or erase an old one) so that it can store
information. Formatting a disk divides it into tracks and sectors
and creates addressable locations on it.
Graphics
Lines, angles, curves, and other nonalphanumeric data.
GW-BASIC
Microsoft's extended version of the Beginner's All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code. A programming language designed
to be easy to use and understand.
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